SOLOMON MILLER HOUSE

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Builder Name: GEORGE BURGER
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Historical Notes

SOLOMON MILLER (1842-1926), A WEALTHY AND RESPECTED FARMER, WAS A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE FIRST FAMILIES TO HAVE SETTLED IN WILLOUGHBY TOWNSHIP. HIS HOME, BUILT FOR HIS WIFE CATHERINE SHORTLY AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BRICK HOUSES IN THE AREA

Architectural Notes

BUILT IN THE UNIQUE OCTAGONAL STYLE, IT HAS AN EIGHT SIDED HIP ROOF, A DOORWAY IN EVERY OTHER WALL AND A SUMMER KITCHEN ATTACHED TO ITS NORTHEAST SIDE. UNDER THE SUMMER KITCHEN IS THE ORIGINAL CISTERN WHICH IS STILL IN WORKING ORDER. THE WINDOW AND DOORWAY ARCHES ARE BUILT WITH YELLOW BRICK. THE ROOMS INSIDE THE HOUSE ARE CONSTRUCTED AROUND A CENTRAL CORE WHICH CONTAINS THE STAIRWAYS.